Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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WHUS51 KLWX 180039
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/O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0223.250818T0039Z-250818T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
839 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD...
  Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 839 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Blackwalnut
  Point, moving southeast at 25 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by
           suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.

* Locations impacted include...
  Choptank River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3858 7607 3860 7616 3863 7617 3860 7621
      3863 7624 3861 7626 3864 7636 3868 7632
      3876 7631 3872 7630 3871 7627 3875 7624
      3875 7622 3874 7624 3868 7621 3868 7617
      3864 7615 3860 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 311DEG 24KT 3866 7635

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

Geiger